Hello!
How nice of you to stop by and meet my family. I'll try not to brag too much as I describe them.

I have four Angels at home. One is size Extra Large (Hubby), and the other three are divided in regular, medium and small. My Angels are sort of different... To start off, they are three male (I'm counting Hubby in *smile*) angels and one female.

Mr. Extra Large Angel attends by the name of Detto Costa, and is the most tender, loving and caring person I could ever find on Earth. He is one of a kind ladies. It might sound unreal, but I still have a "crush" on that particular Angel (*smile*). When he's not working his favorite hobby is joinery. He's very good at it too!!

He is an extremely talented TV Director for the fourth major TV Broadcasting Company in the world, called TV GLOBO. He has won three Awards as best TV Director of the Year! Three in a row! I'm so proud of him... He's my Champion Angel! Below is a picture of us when he received his third award.

Now to the other two male Angels. The oldest one is a very chubby Angel and attends by the name of Phillip. He was born on the 20th of June of 1989. Oh! Time is going so fast! It seems like it was only yesterday I held him in my arms for the first time! That was one very special day in my life. I had lost three babies before and I was in total and absolute state of panic for Phillip's pregnancy! I was so fragile inside that no matter what the doctors would say, I just couldn't relax. Just to think of a slight possibility of going through all of that suffering again would make me start shaking and crying for nothing. Rough times I might say. But, at 6:00 PM (exact time: 6:00:00 PM) I heard my chubby Angel cry and since I had him at St. Joseph's Hospital the "Ave Maria" was playing for the 6 PM mass. If that was how God wanted me to understand not to fear anymore, HE did it in the most powerful of the ways!!

That is one of the reasons while browsing through my site you might find some backgrounds of Mother Mary and Jesus and some quotes from the Bible. I was blessed that moment: I had become a MOTHER!! My chubby Angel was born one month before he should, but amaze yourself ladies: his weight was 8 pounds and a half!!! The doctors were stunned!! The nurses at the hospital were fighting between them to see who's turn it was to change his clothes. In fact, two started a small discussion and I had to almost divide the poor child in half: one changed in the morning the other in the afternoon!

Until today, my Angel Phillip is the tallest one in his class at school, the biggest 11 years old child I have ever laid my eyes on, and the hungriest child on Earth! If you are thinking of any disease far as Diabetes, due to his weight when he was born, need no fear. I have done several exams on the him. My husband has Diabetes, but Phillip only has a big mouth! He opens it when he wakes up and closes it when he goes to sleep!!!

He is very smart for his age and I'm going to take the chance to say he's wise also. A couple of years back his teacher called me for an interview at school. At first I thought that was very strange because Phillip was always an excellent student. When I got there she asked me if I was teaching anything extra like algebra and computer work to him at home. I must have had the most stupid look on my face, because she started laughing. I asked her what was going on and she was very brief: "I was giving Math class and chose Phillip to say the numbers for me and his friends, and he answered: 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8, and 9. A little friend stood up and told Phillip: "How can you be so stupid? Don't you know that 0 isn't nothing?" I was about to interfere and call my other student's attention but Phillip was much faster than me. He replied: "You shouldn't call nobody stupid. That's not nice. The numbers are as said. Try putting a 0 after any number and see if you have nothing. Now your education that one is nothing!" I was in shock! I asked her: "And then?" She said: "Well, as you can see I had nothing to add. What could I say? Here at school we start teaching them the numbers by 1,2,3 and so far. Nevertheless, your son is completely right about the numbers and the level of education of his little friend as well. I changed the subject and went on with the class." she ended giggling.
 
That's my chubby Angel. Me and his father are still picking on each other to see who he took after. (*smiles*) Below you can see my chubby angel's photo.

My Angel size medium attends by the name of William and was born on April 22nd of 1991. That was also a very special day in my life. After I had Phillip, I had another miscarriage. I have to admit that I am a persistent person. Either I believe that or I'll just have to admit I'm crazy. That adds up to four painful experiences. William was born at 8:04 PM, and like his brother a month before he was supposed to. (What is this with these kids? They are in such a hurry! *smiles*). His weight was 7 pounds and a half. Pretty good too huh? The doctor's thought also.

My medium size Angel has a totally different personality than my chubby one. He likes to whine. So we nicknamed him as "whiny". My whiny Angel is very honey like. He loves to be hugged, squeezed, and kissed. Phillip is just the other way around. He isn't very fond of people grabbing him and spreading sloppy kisses all over his face. (*smiles*)

Another characteristic of my whiny Angel is that he hasn't learned how to loose yet. Have any of you moms seen a kid with tears rolling down his cheek because he can't win a video game? And that's when he is playing alone with the machine, because if his brother doesn't let him win when they play together then its show time for whiny Angel!

William is very funny also. He loves to do imitations of actors and personalities from TV. Sometimes I have to turn around so he won't see me laughing so much, because if he does, that act will be a never ending one. LOL!! He's what you can call a "clown". If I were to choose what he loves to do most the answer would have to be: play soccer. The kid is a fanatic soccer enthusiastic!

Almost every day I find a little "I love you" note hidden somewhere around my desk. Most of the notes have "my picture" on it. I know I am no Miss America, but never thought I was so horrible! My hair is always looking like something the cat dragged in. (*giggles*)

That's my whiny Angel: loving, caring, bad looser, with a temper, and a tendency to be a comedian. Below you can see a photo of him.

Now let's talk about a dream come true. My last and third Angel came in size small, with beautiful curly hair and rosy cheeks, and the icing of this wonderful cake, that I proudly call My Family, attends by the name of Anna Karissa.

Anna Karissa was born 2 months and three days before she should have (I think maybe that's my style. *smile*), on May 10th of 1995 at 8:04 PM, just one day before her Dad's birthday!! Nevertheless, she did not need any special treatment. Her lungs were not sufficiently mature for birth but she could care less. When she was hungry she would scream so loud I was afraid what my neighbors would think of me. Now that I am thinking of it she did have quite an appetite!!!

She was born with exact 6 pounds!! My doctor said: "Look, I give up OK? What's your secret? How come your babies are so premature and so healthy and heavy?" Until today I'm thinking of a good answer but did not find one. It can only be the help from "GOD". Several doctors came and examined my baby girl, they did so many blood tests on her that I was heartbroken. On the second day after she was born I gave the whole deal a stop. I said to every single person that was in charge of my room and was part of my doctor's crew: "NO! Nobody is touching my child anymore. You all are trying to find something somewhere. Well, all the tests done came out perfect and that is it. Enough! My baby is staying where she belongs: by her mother, which happens to be ME!" After getting off my soap box, (you can do anything to me, but don't ever have the foolish idea of messing around with my children. I know all of the mommies reading this will agree with me on that particular issue.) I could enjoy being with my baby.

My Angel size small is the most rotten spoiled thing on Earth and I just love it!!! She is worst than the boys together. Believe me! She turns the whole house upside down in seconds! It's amazing!

Anna Karissa is very "coquettish", I might say. She chooses her own clothes, and matches her tennis with her bows, that match with the socks, and so far. I have to admit that both of us, her Dad and I, spoil her rotten. But she's my dream come true!! That doesn't mean that I love less my chubby Angel and my whiny Angel!!!! But with my daughter everything is different. I was used to buying shorts and soccer uniforms and cars and trucks. Now I am in an entirely different world. I'm in Barbie's section, laces, bows, ribbons, barrettes, ponytails, wow! What a difference! Since my Angel size small is so spoiled we nicknamed her "Miss Spoily". (*Big smile*).

Last, but not least, she's got such a temper that I feel sorry already for her husband! LOL! She loves all kinds of animals, enjoys watching cartoons on her video, playing with her dolls, and her pots & pans, and running through the house like a hurricane! That's my spoily Angel. Below you can see a picture of her.

As you all can see I am a very proud mom and wife. I started out as a ballet dancer, but, for a number of reasons, I quit. Here in Brazil there is no possible way of surviving as a ballerina. The type of people that we are obliged to deal with is something that I can call sickening. Every thing has degenerated.

After getting married and becoming a mother my life changed in 180 degrees. My priorities were totally different and my approach to life as well. Becoming a mother made me aware of the many difficulties the world is going through as far as social matters, educating and rearing children. Life is very hard. Once we choose to give birth we have to assume total responsibility on these kid's education, not only with focus on acknowledge but giving them a sense of pride and morality also. In my point of view, the kids today have to learn how to respect others, including themselves, and need to learn right from wrong. That's were everything starts: at home. What I always have in mind when educating my children is: "If you are going to do anything do it right and do it straight". Dignity is very important in one's personality. Those are the basics concepts I have as being a mother. Motherhood is about teaching and guiding but is about learning with our children as well. I have learned a lot. But, there is so much more to learn, to discover, to be revealed. I just pray that I'm on the right track.

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Lady Sylvia Ann

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